There are some excellent opportunities in the stock market for long-term investors right now, and that's especially true in the world of dividend stocks. One area of the market that could be an excellent place to look for passive income right now is real estate. Real estate investment trusts, or REITs, have underperformed the market for the past several years, and the primary reason is the interest rate environment.
U.S. equities staged a modest recovery on Friday, after a turbulent week marked by a broad selloff as investors assessed the economic fallout of the Trump administration's chaotic trade policies, putting major indexes on track for weekly losses. "These growth companies that have been selling off these highs, the reality is their valuations were high, but they're good companies and they're leading the AI revolution," said Brian Klimke, chief market strategist at Cetera Investment Management. The benchmark S&P 500 is set for its fourth consecutive week of declines, marking its longest losing streak in seven months.
It’s hardly the news Rachel Reeves would have wished for with fewer than two weeks until her Spring Statement.
Below, I'll look at three stocks that have generated significant gains for investors over the past half-decade. Investing $10,000 into Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA), Strategy (NASDAQ: MSTR), and Mara Holdings (NASDAQ: MARA) five years ago -- $30,000 total -- would have produced a portfolio worth $566,000 today.
Restaurant chain Wingstop (NASDAQ: WING) is cheaper than it has been, but it is not a cheap stock. With the Nasdaq Composite (where Wingstop's shares trade) in correction territory, is it now time to buy this still fast-growing restaurant chain? How expensive is Wingstop?
The S&P 500's correction slump is the seventh-fastest since 1929.
The latest investor updates on stocks that are trending on Friday
Overseas stock markets rose on Friday after Thursday’s big selloff in the U.S. That’s usually a good sign. Markets in Europe and Asia can add to the picture of investor sentiment. Given the S&P 500’s drop on Thursday, the 0.7% gain for Japan’s Nikkei is encouraging, as is the 2.1% advance for the Hang Seng in Hong Kong.
Earnings results often indicate what direction a company will take in the months ahead. With Q4 behind us, let’s have a look at Telephone and Data Systems (NYSE:TDS) and its peers.
As the craze of earnings season draws to a close, here’s a look back at some of the most exciting (and some less so) results from Q4. Today, we are looking at cybersecurity stocks, starting with SentinelOne (NYSE:S).